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The Fleet: Monitors

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin. Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:141 x 221 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:-  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks: 'c'? script (partial)  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale tone, smooth at bottom of sheet  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'o' and 's.' , possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:(Otto Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K3180111  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.